Books with author M.A. McDonald

Who better than a twenty-four-year-old author to satirize the college experience? An uptight Brit and a hard-partying American swap lives in the smartest comedy of the season.Take an administrative snafu, a bad break-up, and what shall heretofore be known as "The Hot-Tub Incident", and you've got two thoroughly unprepared sophomores on a semester abroad. For American party girl Tasha, an escape to tweedy Oxford may be a chance to ditch her recent fame as a tabloid temptress, but wading Uggs-deep in feminist theory is not her idea of a break. Meanwhile, the British half of the exchange, studious control-freak Emily, nurses an aching heart amid the bikinis and beer pong of U. C. Santa Barbara. Soon desperation has the girls texting each other tips - on fitting in, finding love and figuring out who they really are. With an anthropologist's eye for cultural detail and a true ear for teen-speak, exciting new novelist Abigail McDonald crafts a very funny, fast-paced, poignant look at survival, sisterhood, and the surprising ways we discover our true selves.

Humanity is under attack, and the invaders are winning. But nobody knows--nobody except the soldiers of Vector Academy. The Director needs a new plan, a weapon to fight back and turn the tide. Enter Dybsy...Jake Wingfoot is Dybsy, the legendary gamer and esports champion. He has earned the fear and respect of clans and guilds throughout the world, but nothing has prepared him for the the Singe--the real world.When Jake is recruited into a digital war raging inside his games, he must train in the ways of neuro-combat and learn how to fight together with his team of gamer misfits. If he can't, the world may fall, and worse: Dybsy might never game again.

Charlie Ridge has one small goal in life - to be the Greatest Blogger in the World. The internet has been in a frenzy since a competition began to win the website address www.thegreatestbloggerintheworld.com, and Charlie is making sure he's the number one contender. Charlie has plenty to blog about - his best mate Phattius Beats, who runs an illegal red-cordial business at school; his little brother, who insists on wearing a tuxedo to kinder; and his number one crush, who is the teacher's pet and always wears knee-high boots. Oh, and his pet duck, Barcode. Then some really blog-worthy things happen. When the school mascot is stolen and a multinational corporation tries to take over the school formal, Charlie has his chance to Be the Hero, Get the Girl and Save the Day. That's got to give him a leg up on the quest to be the Greatest Blogger in the World.

The Seminar for Arabian Studies has come a long way since 1968 when it was first convened, yet it remains the principal international academic forum for research on the Arabian Peninsula. This is clearly reflected in the ever-increasing number of researchers from all over the world who come each year to the three-day Seminar to present and discuss their latest research and fieldwork. Most of the papers published in this volume were presented at a Special Session of the fifty-first Seminar for Arabian Studies, held at the British Museum on 5 August 2017. Its subject was ‘Languages, scripts, and their uses in ancient North Arabia’ and it was held to celebrate the completion in the previous March of Phase 2 of the ‘Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia’ (OCIANA).Table of ContentsIntroduction – by Michael C.A. MacdonaldI. The use of languages and scripts in settled areasTowards a re-assessment of the Ancient North Arabian alphabets used in the oasis of al-ΚUlā – by Michael C.A. MacdonaldScribal practices in contact: two Minaic/Dadanitic mixed texts – by Fokelien Kootstra‘Literacy in literate societies’: the scribe in Nabataean and other Aramaic contexts – by John F. HealeyThe role of Aramaic on the Arabian Peninsula in the second half of the first millennium BC – by Peter SteinII. The use of languages and scripts among nomads:New research on the ‘Thamudic’ graffiti from the region of Дimā (Najrān, Saudi Arabia) – by Alessia Prioletta with a note by Christian J. RobinA survey of the Ancient North Arabian inscriptions from the Dūmat al-Jandal area (Saudi Arabia) – by Jérôme NorrisA preliminary investigation of an Ancient North Arabian invocation from the Madaba region of central Jordan – by Hani HayajnehUnderstanding Safaitic inscriptions in their topographical context – by Ali Al-ManaserThe earliest attestation of laysa and the implications for its etymology – by Ahmad Al-JalladPapers read at the Special Session

Leticia Moffett is a nine-year-old girl who is not easily dissuaded. Once she sets her mind on creating a community garden in the vacant lot next to her house she is determined to see her dream come true. A grumpy neighbor insists it will only encourage gangs and crime. But Leticia and her faithful dog Houdini plunge ahead and begin to rally the willing neighbors. But can this young girl accomplish this huge task and fulfill her dream?

Hey Kids – Love a treasure hunt and following clues? Love the idea of traveling through time? Then jump into this adventure of kids searching for their lost parents and a magnificent treasure!Where are their Parents? Trang, Bindu, and Squeaker expect the return of their parents from a mysterious trip abroad. Trang, the eldest, has been in charge of the family while the parents are away. But when the parents don’t return on the expected date the kids decide to try and find out where they might have gone and begin a search in their inventor father’s secret workshop for clues. The Clues and a Map The kids find their father’s and mother’s journals and a treasure map. Then they must solve the puzzles in the journals to find the paths that will lead them to the treasure and their parents. OMG – a time machine! However, an associate of their father’s, Dr. Kropulent, wants to steal the journals and find the treasure for himself. But the kids evade him by escaping in their father’s time machine - setting off on a journey to different countries and through different times - following clues that will lead them to their parents and the treasure.Fans of Young Indiana Jones and Wild Thornberries will appreciate this one. from a reader review on GoodReadsWould recommend this as a great gift of kids who enjoy a well told tale. from a review on AmazonScroll up and Snatch your copy right now!

Three unlikely allies team up for a night of rebellion, romance, and revenge in a high-stakes dramedy from acclaimed young author Abby McDonald.They’ve spent years at the same high school without speaking a word to one another, but that’s all about to change. Popular Bliss was having the perfect prom until she found her BFF and boyfriend making out in the back of a limo. Bad girl Jolene wouldn’t be caught dead at the prom, yet here she is, trussed up in pink ruffles, risking her reputation for some guy — some guy who is forty minutes late. And shy, studious, über-planner Meg never counted on her date’s standing her up and leaving her idling in the parking lot outside the prom. Get ready for The Anti-Prom, Abby McDonald’s hilarious, heart-tugging tale about three girls and one unforgettable prom night.

Think that console and PC players have a huge advantage over mobile players? Think again No keyboard and mouse to aim with. Only a 6” screen. Having to aim and run with your fingers. Sounds impossible to win matches right? Wrong. It’s not only possible to win games on Fortnite: Battle Royale - Mobile Edition There are actually secrets which give mobile players hidden advantages over PC and console players. In this guide you’ll discover: The hidden mobile controls you can use to your advantage - Page 10 What advantages mobile users have that PC and console users don’t - Page 18 The most efficient weapon positions for mobile gaming - Page 50 An obvious, yet overlooked tactic which almost always gets you to the top 10 on Mobile servers - Page 29 You should keep the auto pick-up setting on right? Wrong. (find out why) - Page 48 A simple way to adjust to the new building controls (including a handy tip which will make combat building easier) - Page 26 The optimum in-game sensitivity levels for mobile gaming - Page 20 Pro tips for Getting Your First Victory Royale on Fortnite: Battle Royale Mobile - Page 47 4 secret landing spots which most pros don’t even know about - Page 51 …and much, much more! All in a concise, easy to apply guide which will have you playing better the very same day. So if you’re ready to be a pro at the mobile edition of Fortnite and win those Victory Royales on your phone, click “add to cart”!